Today in the News: Jodi Arias pleads for her life

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Posted May. 21, 2013 at 6:10 PM
Updated May 21, 2013 at 8:18 PM

Posted May. 21, 2013 at 6:10 PM
Updated May 21, 2013 at 8:18 PM

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Jodi Arias addressed a jury today that will decide if she gets the death sentence, and she pleaded for her life. Previously she had said she prefers death, but today she said she would dedicate herself to helping others while in prison. Arias never apologized for killing Travis Alexander but said it was the “worst mistake” she’d ever made.

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"I had to hold on to the wall to keep myself safe because I didn't want to fly away in the tornado." - A young girl talking to a local TV station about the tornado that destroyed her school, Plaza Towers Elementary School. Teachers dove on top of students to protect them, reports said. The toll from the Oklahoma tornado is 24, including nine children.